Bill Haders’ Stephon character was the funniest thing ever lol His crush on Seth Myers was hilarious and the way they said goodbye to the character when Bill Hader left was great :)
When Drew was quoting people who said, "SNL hasn't been funny since the 70's/80's," all I could think was, "These poor souls obviously haven't seen the Stefon sketches." They're some of the funniest skits to ever come out of SNL imo.
Pete Davidson is hilarious but his roles on SNL are usually awkward and unfunny. It is mainly because instead of making a sketch just for him to show of his comedic talent, they put him in a lot of sketches with unimportant roles just to attract younger audience.
Pete could write his own sketches if he wanted to have a recurring character and be on the show more, that's what Seth Meyers did and he worked his way up to the top. but he doesn't have to and honestly im guessing that he really just doesn't care enough anymore. if he does actually try to get sketches on its probably bc they're not funny enough. I dont really follow him tho so idk
He’s mediocre, but they’re going to keep him for as long as possible. Not because he attracts the younger crowd, but because he’ll probably kill himself (literally) if he got fired.
Also it affects the actual writing of the show. We've had back to back Comedian hosts like Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Kristen Wiig, and Dave Chappelle. All of which were hilarious and the Comedians got to write some of their own sketches. Here just from watching "Gen Z Hospital" we all know who wrote half these sketches.
But still that one has more views than the episodes around it like anya Taylor joy’s episode was the best week and it was funny but it didn’t get any attention whereas elon musk dragged the show and wasn’t funny but it got ton of views It’s like we people are attracted to controversy
Lol boy I love it when people make this joke. No one: (said nothing) it's just so goddam funny, because there's a blank space after no one lmao. Of course *no one* said nothing but you typed it in, and then made the point that this guy did something no one asked for just hilarious on so many levels whew.
As a 20-year-old, I just recently started watching SNL, because I used to think it was all dumb. Now I realized you have to carefully choose which sketches you watch (depending on actors, sketch title, and video thumbnail lol). And having no nostalgic attachment to any era, I agree with Drew that the late 90s to around 2011 was the funniest era.
I’ve been watching Drew for nearly a year now and I know he’s the “road work ahead” guy, but by God I must be an idiot bc I just realized why he has the sign in the background, I thought it was just aesthetic but its a road work ahead sign
Kaylee Riera “road work ahead” “uh yeah I sure hope it does” the sign actually means that road construction is ahead, but he says “I sure hope it does” to mean that the sign is saying the the road is working and can drive on it
i love how drew is not just a commentary & reactions channel but also a review channel . it makes the vid seem more professional and like smart whilst also being chill and funny . love it
"Comedy with an agenda is not comedy because its not meant to make people laugh, it's meant to make people agree; and I just wanna laugh." -Drew Gooden That is the quote of the century
It kind of feels like the question "is SNL funny" is kind of like "Which moron do you find more irritating" the question includes too many crap comedians in one place.
@@TheListenerCanon It's looking more and more like he's gonna take over once Lorne Michaels retires. I hope so because Kenan is so godamm versatile and understands the humor in all the sketches he's in, be it the traditional sketches to the weird and experimental ones. It gives me hope that if he were to become the head of the show, he'd be more open to different and more modern kinds of humor, something Lorne has never really been and something that drags the show down due to Lorne's giant influence on what sketches get shown.
it's basically a live show that runs every Saturday for over 40 years. I think it comes out of New York but idk. I'm American and have never seen a full episode.
He's preparing for the inevitable divorce, where he gets kicked out of the house, has half his finances taken and then Chad from the bar moves in to bang his ex-wife's brains out. Sorry mate, you wont be spared.
"Comedy with an agenda is not comedy... Because it's not meant to make people laugh - it's meant to make people agree." Drew, funny man, I couldn't agree more. *WAIT*
😅 But on a serious note comedy with an agenda is still valid. But yes I agree that it can start feeling preachy very easily. Ergo don't forget to be funny I guess 😎
@@MiloKuroshiro Eh, that's a bit of an oversimplification. The message isn't what's important in comedy. It's not about agreeing. It's about being funny enough that even people who disagree can laugh along and say that they see the point. Its not about the audience agreeing with the message. It's about agreeing with what's funny about the message.
I strongly disagree with this point. It's very true that comedy with an agenda can often go off the rails in service of that agenda, but comedy can also be used as a very effective way of communicating ideas, including opinions. I guess what's important is whether it's done skilfully - it's probably harder to do good comedy with an agenda, because the work is in service of two goals - and whether the agenda eclipses the humour. But the idea that something can't do both things - make people laugh, and make people agree - is kind of ridiculous. It's a balance that has to be struck, for sure, but generally creative works are striking all kinds of balances. It's part of the craft. Anyway, I've never seen a complete episode of SNL, but I'm very willing to believe the anti-Trump stuff is bad. Plenty of political humour is ham-fisted, lacking in insight, and kind of pointless. I just think it's a mistake to jump from that to "comedy can't want to do anything other than make you laugh". I think that's hugely limiting.
Ego Nwodim is one of those people that they just figured out how to write for. While this may not be the best season, I feel like she is finally starting to shine.
and its not just that they're preachy, its that the current reality is so ridiculous that you cant make a satire of it. a lot of the time they end up just repeating verbatim what someone actually said.
I feel like every new snl writer and cast member should be required to watch this video before they can write a single sketch; that's how on point it is.
9:07 i FREAKED at the sudden intensity of that spreadsheet, i was not prepared for that extent of research after the much simpler first chart. We truly stan an excel king
so basically just put bill hader, fred armisen, andy samberg, seth meyers, amy poehler, maya rudolph, john mulaney and tina fey in an episode and it's done
commenting from December 2023. I've been subscribed to you for a very long time, and I remember watching this video the day you released it, living in an Airbnb in the state hundreds of miles away from everyone i knew, because I followed someone I was in love with (shocker , they were awful) going back and watching this video now like four or five years later, I have my own apartment now and I'm thriving and I'm making money, and I just feel so awesome to watch something when I saw it on release and I was doing so much worse than I am now. just super cool, thanks for listening to my TED talk
yep yep yep! i wish drew mentioned them, the digital shorts were amazing and lazy sunday was like one of the first viral videos on youtube which is insane
Dude I feel like you handled the politics subject really well? You did the research, expressed your opinion, but stayed factual. That was refreshing. This is why I am subscribed. I mean you're the *only* channel on UA-cam...But yeah!
just thinking about how great this video was and how I wanted to comment about how i wish you’d make more videos like this, and then I got called out for an opinion that isn’t even mine. thanks a lot Drew
Honestly, the reason I like to watch SNL is precisely to see, taking into account all the limitations (time, etc.), what they're gonna do each week. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not, but to me the appeal is the "trying" that's interesting in itself.
I enjoyed it in its prime but now I find myself watching it but not enjoying my time with it so...I'm not sure what they did wrong but it has changed to be sure
honestly, i feel like everyone's fav snl era is always the ones that occur when you're in your late teens/early 20s. i personally love the current (2015- now ish) snl, I think the cast is phenomenal.
Occasionally a nerd being a “nerd” is associated with.. ok I CANT explain why but I know exactly why they’re calling it “nerdily” and I don’t think they mean it as an insult
I feel like SNL is like an "audition show", where people go try to be funny in a stress-driven, very challenging environment to learn about production and writing...and then they move on to better jobs
Mooney’s dorky sense of humor is amazing. Also SNL in the early 80s was famously terrible and Eddy Murphy had a ton of weight on his shoulders to not make it a dumpster fire.
Pete Davidson is so heavily misused on SNL. He’s SO funny but SNL either throws him in the background or gives him a role that he can’t show how funny he is
They did that after he confronted production about how every single sketch was political and boringly anti-trump. He never got many good parts after that.
@@voluntaryismistheanswer Cool edgy comment. Way to disagree with someone in a condescending manner, in a totally unique way to the average dickhead UA-cam comment. Here's that attention you were looking for
"Comedy with an agenda isnt trying to make you laugh, it's trying to make you agree, and I just wanna laugh" - Drew Gooden 2019 Best quote on comedy since the 70s
David Clinging I’ve been combing the comments for an actual response to that, thank you! I get why people don’t always enjoy comedy with an agenda but, not only is it comedy, it’s been historically important for a very long time.
I honestly really liked it. They knew what they were doing 100%, like with the Oogi Show and the Gen Z hospital which very much intended to be as cringe as possible. is that good writing? that's up for debate, it doesn't land for me, but I don't think it was bad. Chad on Mars, the Western sketch, and Elon Wario were absolute classics for me. and everything else aside, Elon does have Aspbergers, which is pretty apparent if you just watch his speech, mannerisms, etc during his monologue. It's not particularly easy to just get up in front of that many people and perform, and in that sense I think he did a great job.
@Sharko two cast members made one comment on Twitter, neither of which suggested he shouldn’t be hosting. you were sold a narrative that has no basis. also, it was actually a pretty funny episode
I feel like one of the only actual great actors on SNL at this moment is Kenan Thompson. I watched skits that he was in as a promo for his new show and I loved them. At first I just walked into my dad's room and saw it playing and I was like "are these just the funniest snl sketches compilation" and he said it was a promo compilation. I think that since he's had so much experience for 18 years then also being on All That( Which is a show a old show on Nickelodeon which had sketches). There are also amazing actors like Kate Mckinnon, Beck Bennet, Alex Moffat, and a few more that are good but Kenan Thompson is the best actor on SNL.
Billy Bob oh my god I hate pretentious fuckfaces like yourself who get grammar and think theyre kings but ignore basic linguistics and just correct peoples typos, not even bad grammar or spelling on the internet to seem smart and do it with such an air of self importance
I feel like the "it's too political now" thing isn't really accurate, it's just that SNL has been harping on the same couple of points over and over again. There are also lots of skits that arent centered around politics but are inherently political one way or another. I think SNL has just been harping on on the same "trump orange and fat get it" and that just feels lazy and, like you said, mean-spirited.
SNL's brand involves finding the most lukewarm, unlikely to cause a hubbub political takes and putting jokes to them. When you have a situation like the current one where the political opinions that value human life are considered "far left" there's not much you can say politically that won't cause ratings to plummet.
@@samkadel8185 "political opinions that value human life are considered "far left" that is a gross oversimplification and you know it, my suggestion is that you get off Twitter and start looking into the whole spectrum of politics. Bubbles are not healthy. Also you contradict yourself in your comment. If SNL was looking for safe political takes, why are they bashing on Trump? because it is "safe" to do so. The problem is that people around the globe, not just America, is sick and tired of hearing about Trump and "woke politics". Even here in my country we hear about Trump on a daily basis, most people dont care and thats why people are turning away from stuff like that. Not because they dont value life, just apathy to media outlets that consistently pumps out this polarizing rhetoric, something you have also contributed to by saying only you and your political affiliations value human life, you will be met with resistance on that sense you will be viewed as a very smug elitist when doing that. Which in turn will only entrench your beliefs even more and your bubble will shrink and all of a sudden, everyone that does not encorporate the same values as you is a nazi or vice versa. Start listening and you will see that people have deeper thoughts then whats on the surface, it will broaden your perspective.
@@snes3351 when stating "no one deserves to be bankrupt due to illness" gets a response just as if not more vitriolic than yours, I get to say that valuing human life is considered far left in the US. besides, I don't even use Twitter. It's safe to say trump bad, but it's not safe to say the real reasons why.
Idk i feel like SNL has ALWAYS been hit or miss. The bad sketches fade into oblivion and all we remember are the hits; the misses from later seasons are just too fresh to forget
EVERY SKETCH SHOWS are hit or miss. SNL, Madtv, In Living Color, Key and Peele, WKUK, they're all hit or miss. Ppl just remember the good ones that are on youtube and just block out the rest.
@@akulahirpada1993 I'm not sure about all of those being as hit or miss - the 5-day-turnaround format is part of the issue. When you get to plan and weed out a lot in advance prior to filming you have better chances to have a higher "hit' rate with material. SNL just doesn't really have the luxury of more of an editorial process.
Pete Davidson is a really great player but they just give him all the wrong roles. These last few weeks, though, they've been giving him actual characters to play and skits that aren't just him basically playing a characiture of himself (druggie kid, rebellious kid or whatever). He's amazing on Weekend Update because it plays to his strengths.
this was such a well put-together video. you speak so well and you delivered your topic and points very nicely. please do more videos like this. amazing job.
I love that though. I always got a little kick out of making PowerPoints. I guess anything can be entertaining during college classes but that's just me 😂 if I had a reason, I'd love to make a PowerPoint. Kinda nostalgic as well.
I get what he's saying but honestly comedy/satire is one of the best ways to make an argument. Sure it isn't everyone's cup of tea (it's clearly not Drew's), but that doesn't mean that it isn't effective or funny.
@@spacelizbian3237 yes but theres a noticable difference between creating comedy as the vector for your biases and constructing comedy for the sake of humor.
Jordie Jordan that’s not really making an argument though- political jokes that are meant to be humorous and are actually well thought out/clever CAN be funny while also having a message, it’s just that the snl ones are more focused on being surface-level jabs than something deeper and more comedic.
I agree. I think the main reason l they're not as funny is that they're almost always mean spirited now, and almost always supporting only one side of the political spectrum.
@@fusetunes Political jokes are like, "I'm political party. You are opposing political party." *opposing party does something idiotic, while the first one doesn't* *cues laugh track*
@@lunajayde_xx I find that dew and Danny both deliver there jokes in a very similar fashion to Mulaney. Drew and Danny seem to also have some slight New York accent coming through when they talk. I don't know where they are from, I just started watching some of their vids but I noticed a Mulaney influence/delivery similarity right away.
@@kristynmarie57 honestly most of his stuff makes me laugh out loud or at least do that nose exhale thing. His stuff is just genius sometimes (I mean you gotta be intelligent to make jokes that actually make people laugh)
cmon drew, we all know you, being former SNL writer John Mulaney, are biased
He reminds me of John Mulaney so much
Olivia Valley But you are wrong. Nice failed correction. Your correction reads “you is biased.” Which is wrong.
bruh john mulaney is an asian american women-
aikoomei a proud one too
This comment gave me a fucking stroke
Sometimes I forget just how smart and well spoken drew gooden is
abina sathiya exactly that why he’s my favorite youtuber
No the only words he says ever is “hey what’s up guy”
I know right. I didn't expect a basketball player to be such a well spoken comedian
How can you forget that?
Same
john mulaney's back has got to hurt after every time he hosts
Cause he carries the whole episode? Ik
Eh he was alright
eh i didnt find him funny on snl... but his stand up comedy is amazing
@@excuseu2563 Its not exactly like a first week in jail.......
Or maybe it is what do I know
yearoldnut yesss. I never him on SNL he talked about it. Some how I forgot... but his standup is amazing.
SNL used to be funny back in the 1800’s.
nah the 1700s were the golden era
Nah, I think this show lost its charm right around the turn of the Paleozoic Era.
Everyone’s ring mid 2500s is the best era
Tell me about cant get enough of it
Honestly the Stone Age was the best era of SNL
I'm surprised you didn't mention the sketch that John Mulaney was in recently on SNL where he said "little stinker" like 5 times.
Lol
littlesiha which was that again? For some reason I can’t remember
Kate said little stinker in that sketch, not John.
the "u know how to whistle" sketch!! that was so funny omg
Ally the What’s That Name was hilarious. Also the Chad sketch in that episode was awesome.
Gotta admit your football analogy for explaining why snl isn’t always the best every single year was actually super genius and well explained
Yeah, and as a fellow football fan it made complete sense to me.
yeah, and as a very unathletic girl it made complete sense to me.
legit, i fuckin hate sports but it made sense
@@user-vs5jg2bg3q Why do you hate sports? I can understand not being into them but there's really nothing to hate.
His Andrew luck thing didn’t age well lol
That was the most respectful critique in history.
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Bill Haders’ Stephon character was the funniest thing ever lol
His crush on Seth Myers was hilarious and the way they said goodbye to the character when Bill Hader left was great :)
I LOVED Stephon! LoL
Stefon was amazing
Stefon is one of my favorites. Scratch that, Hader in general is one of my favorites.
I’m such a big Bill Hader fan he’s so funny
When Drew was quoting people who said, "SNL hasn't been funny since the 70's/80's," all I could think was, "These poor souls obviously haven't seen the Stefon sketches." They're some of the funniest skits to ever come out of SNL imo.
The best era of Drew Gooden was the 80's. He started becoming way more political after he was born.
:
He was born in 1996.
@sky bright games ever heard of sarcasm?
Obviously
@@SkyBrightGames you didn’t get the joke…
Finding out Drew is a football boy has to be the biggest plot twist to my own brain
Know I want to know his favorite team
Jacobi Gilbert he said colts
Wasup girl
Yikes
Jacobi Gilbert Im pretty sure it’s the Dolphins because he’s from florida and wore dolphins shirts in some videos. Poor Drew
So basically what you’re saying is we need more Bill Hader
Who doesnt need more bill hader content honestly
We need more bill hader and john mulaney we'll be perfect
Yes
yes
bill hader nation, rise
Pete Davidson is hilarious but his roles on SNL are usually awkward and unfunny. It is mainly because instead of making a sketch just for him to show of his comedic talent, they put him in a lot of sketches with unimportant roles just to attract younger audience.
I think one of his best sketches was the fairly recent Christmas skit they did parodying Eminem's "Stan". He was super good in that.
Pete could write his own sketches if he wanted to have a recurring character and be on the show more, that's what Seth Meyers did and he worked his way up to the top. but he doesn't have to and honestly im guessing that he really just doesn't care enough anymore. if he does actually try to get sketches on its probably bc they're not funny enough. I dont really follow him tho so idk
No, he has all of us youth's hearts, and we are biased. But he is mediocre
He’s mediocre, but they’re going to keep him for as long as possible. Not because he attracts the younger crowd, but because he’ll probably kill himself (literally) if he got fired.
@@Gemnist98 What the ever loving fuck is wrong with you?
Drew: I love sports.
Also Drew: I made Excel sheets for fun and don't get to use it as much as I'd like.
You fucking *KNOW* he makes football spreadsheets and is an avid fantasy nerd though...
HalfToros, very good comment
Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive
@@dominikkerschbaum3237 It's a JOKE.
The perfect man does exi-
"im probably in love with every single woman on that show"
DIDN'T YOU JUST GET MARRIED TO DANNY
wait, doesn't that include the fat one?
Even Amy Schumer
ive never watched snl so i dont know lol
Admire- like admiring an actor
I know this is probably a joke but I’ll still mention it
Protag Shilex why is that so difficult to believe?
“Is SNL funny?”
I don’t know Drew, maybe you should make an Excel Spreadsheet on it...
Andrew F or TWO!
I’m the second comment
666 likes
*_D O E S_*
Nothing makes something funnier than being *told why*
The elon episode also really highlighted how much of a difference the host makes too. An uncharismatic host really drags down the whole show
He wasn’t even bad, he wasn’t amazing but you definitely haven’t seen some of the athlete hosts trying to read
Also it affects the actual writing of the show. We've had back to back Comedian hosts like Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Kristen Wiig, and Dave Chappelle. All of which were hilarious and the Comedians got to write some of their own sketches.
Here just from watching "Gen Z Hospital" we all know who wrote half these sketches.
@@SamualDechampain he sucked he was boring.
But still that one has more views than the episodes around it like anya Taylor joy’s episode was the best week and it was funny but it didn’t get any attention whereas elon musk dragged the show and wasn’t funny but it got ton of views
It’s like we people are attracted to controversy
@@SamualDechampain true. A good skit can help though.
No one:
Drew gooden: Let me show you this spreadsheet I made for fun
Nickkisskiss lmao
Nickkisskiss i can relate
Holy crap 450 likes lol
"I don't get to work with Excel nearly as much as I'd like to."
Brand new sentence.
Lol boy I love it when people make this joke. No one: (said nothing) it's just so goddam funny, because there's a blank space after no one lmao. Of course *no one* said nothing but you typed it in, and then made the point that this guy did something no one asked for just hilarious on so many levels whew.
I have the same shirt
Ok
i doubt that
i do nowadays
My shirt has the same I
I didn’t expect atlas pro to be here
snl was funniest in the 4th millennium BCE, during the era of ancient mesopotamia wym
I know right, I can't believe no one else can recognize that!
Wtf is bce
@@fritz404 Before Common Era
Mesopotamia, I’m messin’ with your brain. Yeah.
WTF is BCE? before C**nts existed
As a 20-year-old, I just recently started watching SNL, because I used to think it was all dumb. Now I realized you have to carefully choose which sketches you watch (depending on actors, sketch title, and video thumbnail lol). And having no nostalgic attachment to any era, I agree with Drew that the late 90s to around 2011 was the funniest era.
No nostalgic attachment here either. For me it was the Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley years.
Why is this 13 year old John Mulaney yelling at me about the Boss Baby??
AHA
Why are you watching?
good one dude, totally laughed.
Drew isnt nearly as funny as john mulaney.
@@lamasu8060 and with that, sir, everyone has disagreed, but that is alright. People have opinions
I’ve been watching Drew for nearly a year now and I know he’s the “road work ahead” guy, but by God I must be an idiot bc I just realized why he has the sign in the background, I thought it was just aesthetic but its a road work ahead sign
That’s really funny to me
lol same
I only learned that from your comment. At least now I have an excuse to watch it again.
I don’t get the vine, would someone plz explain it to me?
Kaylee Riera “road work ahead” “uh yeah I sure hope it does” the sign actually means that road construction is ahead, but he says “I sure hope it does” to mean that the sign is saying the the road is working and can drive on it
drew: **gets married**
also drew:
“you know what, i think im in love with every woman on the show”
that’s exactly what i thought lol
This is why Amanda left for Afghanistan.
Crushed Belette
r/whoooosh
brontosaurus the egg We get it, you use Reddit.
Yeah, I think his wife knows he means that in jest, but like... WHAT?
i love how drew is not just a commentary & reactions channel but also a review channel . it makes the vid seem more professional and like smart whilst also being chill and funny . love it
Drew is just a lowercase John Mulaney
Eris Thotle Why does this make so much sense
Couldn't agree more!😁 Love em both.
i was thinking the same thing what the FUCK
Yeah kinda I suppose
Drew? More like 'drew'.
"Comedy with an agenda is not comedy because its not meant to make people laugh, it's meant to make people agree; and I just wanna laugh."
-Drew Gooden
That is the quote of the century
Yeah except the “feminists bad, blm bad, clinton bad” ones right? White boys love them but it’s “too political” when it’s Trump.
@@lynnross2204 I just wanna laugh. If anyone can tell a good joke about trump then I'll laugh, its not that deep for me.
@@lynnross2204 wow :D
@@lynnross2204 wow are you a yoga teacher because..... ya know....
@@reallyabsolutelyspooky took me a minute to get that and I feel a bit foolish
It kind of feels like the question “is SNL funny” is kind of like “are sports good” the question is almost too broad
agreed... he answered the question in the beggining of the video: sometimes it's very funny, sometimes not
i agree
also, like sports: some of it is good, some of it is bad. some is entertaining, some is boring
It kind of feels like the question "is SNL funny" is kind of like "Which moron do you find more irritating" the question includes too many crap comedians in one place.
@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw Charles Barkley the 🐐
@Username well here's the thing. First of all its just your opinion, second it is widely treated as still funny, thats why it still airs.
Keenan’s living his best life. His dream was to be on Snl and he got there. Props to him
And now he's never going to leave. :(
@@TheListenerCanon It's looking more and more like he's gonna take over once Lorne Michaels retires. I hope so because Kenan is so godamm versatile and understands the humor in all the sketches he's in, be it the traditional sketches to the weird and experimental ones. It gives me hope that if he were to become the head of the show, he'd be more open to different and more modern kinds of humor, something Lorne has never really been and something that drags the show down due to Lorne's giant influence on what sketches get shown.
As someone who grew up with All That, it feels amazing. Like seeing dreams come true
Me, a dutch girl, watching this not even knowing wtf SNL is:
Hmm.. yes. I totally agree.
Pinkdubs I don’t think we have it in the uk either, maybe that’s because I don’t watch a lot of TV though
it's basically a live show that runs every Saturday for over 40 years. I think it comes out of New York but idk. I'm American and have never seen a full episode.
Pinkdubs ua-cam.com/video/PfPdYYsEfAE/v-deo.html watch that. It’s my fav sketch and perfectly encapsulates what’s snl is mostly like
It’s a sketch comedy show shot live from nyc every Saturday basically since 1978. It’s like a national treasure in the u.s. lol
Mia Blackburn I’m so glad and same lol
Drew Gooden hasn’t been funny since newlywed Danny Gooden left in 2001
shh, he's still sensitive about that
But...they just married each other
We were finally going to be a family!!!
* cries in stinky greg *
He's preparing for the inevitable divorce, where he gets kicked out of the house, has half his finances taken and then Chad from the bar moves in to bang his ex-wife's brains out. Sorry mate, you wont be spared.
Drew Gooden hasn't been good since he went by the name Danny Gonzalez.
"Comedy with an agenda is not comedy... Because it's not meant to make people laugh - it's meant to make people agree."
Drew, funny man, I couldn't agree more.
*WAIT*
😅
But on a serious note comedy with an agenda is still valid. But yes I agree that it can start feeling preachy very easily. Ergo don't forget to be funny I guess 😎
All observational humor is literally about someone selling a point of view and expecting that his audience agrees. Literally.
Including this video
Yeah I dont agree
@@MiloKuroshiro Eh, that's a bit of an oversimplification. The message isn't what's important in comedy. It's not about agreeing. It's about being funny enough that even people who disagree can laugh along and say that they see the point. Its not about the audience agreeing with the message. It's about agreeing with what's funny about the message.
I strongly disagree with this point. It's very true that comedy with an agenda can often go off the rails in service of that agenda, but comedy can also be used as a very effective way of communicating ideas, including opinions. I guess what's important is whether it's done skilfully - it's probably harder to do good comedy with an agenda, because the work is in service of two goals - and whether the agenda eclipses the humour. But the idea that something can't do both things - make people laugh, and make people agree - is kind of ridiculous. It's a balance that has to be struck, for sure, but generally creative works are striking all kinds of balances. It's part of the craft.
Anyway, I've never seen a complete episode of SNL, but I'm very willing to believe the anti-Trump stuff is bad. Plenty of political humour is ham-fisted, lacking in insight, and kind of pointless. I just think it's a mistake to jump from that to "comedy can't want to do anything other than make you laugh". I think that's hugely limiting.
Ego Nwodim is one of those people that they just figured out how to write for. While this may not be the best season, I feel like she is finally starting to shine.
Ikr!!! Midday news + A Teacher really made her my favorite cast member
Heidi gardner too is starting to fall into her niche
ego is a legend, she had some hysterical sketches this season
Ego is continuing to kill it this season, too
Definitely one of the best cast members currently. Her Lisa from Temecula is great!
This point is super relevant right now. In the Trump-Biden debate sketch, the audience cheered more than they laughed. That’s literally not comedy.
I am not a trump fan and I literally didn’t laugh during the debate sketches
Yeah and also Trump came on snl before Baldwin That's when the impression of him was good hammond did a great job
I'm sure there are definitely Trump haters and/or Biden fans out there who don't even enjoy the skits cuz they're not funny
@@qtarokujo3694 As one of the brain endowed people you refer to, they aren't that funny. However I think they totally can be. It's hit or miss
and its not just that they're preachy, its that the current reality is so ridiculous that you cant make a satire of it. a lot of the time they end up just repeating verbatim what someone actually said.
Ah, the non-American experience: knowing nothing about SNL but still watching the entire video.
this is really accurate (even though I love SNL). I just do that with most things though
I'm American, but I still know nothing about this show. Oof..
Choveka s Vaflata Same😅
Relatable. I’m Australian and had no idea what I was clicking on
Choveka s Vaflata fax
SNL hasn't been good since Drew Gooden left. That Danny Gonzalez replacement actor just doesn't fit.
Whyd you say the same name twice
John Mulaney didn’t leave lol
@@felismargarita9135 he DEFFINATLY left now.
@@felismargarita9135 I-
@@mady0616 i know this is a joke but i genuinely read the same name until i saw this
To me, Bill Hader defined that era - such a raw talent with such a broad array of skills. He could bring even the dullest of sketches to life.
100% agree
I think you mean Kristen Wiig
Honestly the quality of SNL skits _completely_ depend on the actors. It could be *horrible scripting* and a hilarious actor could make it great.
Mmm watcha sayyyy
This is very true, my favorite all time snl episode is the one where charles barkley hosted in 2012, just a weird episode but Charles steals the show
Hilarious/good actors can only make a terrible script okay imo
The effort you put in to watching and logging all the political sketches with a spreadsheet was glorious
I think it's so adorable. My boyfriend does that with things he really likes, usually games or gaming competitions. It's honestly the cutest thing.
Wow, Drew’s really changed ever since he and Danny got hitched 😕 he was better in the early 14th century
PeachesandPaints The Drew Gooden Show hasn’t been funny since 1254 :(
@@peachy8390 are you kidding me? i think he was no longer funny after 500 BC.
But only 1800 kids will get it
you all gotta be kidding right? he was obviously better during the 11th century
Only 1884 Kids Will Get This !
I feel like every new snl writer and cast member should be required to watch this video before they can write a single sketch; that's how on point it is.
Drew mentioned Mulaney, and didn’t acknowledge how they are basically the same
TOO MUCH TUNA
i watched john's netflix specials the other day and realized how similar they are omg
Sometimes I forget they're different people lol
I completely agree. They couldn’t be any more similar.
Hingle McCringleberry both are comical geniuses.
9:07 i FREAKED at the sudden intensity of that spreadsheet, i was not prepared for that extent of research after the much simpler first chart. We truly stan an excel king
@E F that's pretty understandable; I respect that opinion
E F i personally disagree. i too, stan an excel king
I see you've never been to high school xD
@@sorou I'm glad to hear it!
@@kevinsundelin8639 I've used excel like possibly a few times in my bio class? no one at my school excels as hard as drew from what I've seen
MS Paint Screensaver was the best era of Drew Gooden.
100 Subs With No Videos I know this is a joke for the vid. But the best trends vid. Has an amazing ms paint background and the vid is great
Bowen Yang literally showed up and saved SNL. Ever since his, “My name is Amber, as in the alert....” I’ve been hooked.
finally someone sticking up for Kyle. Kyle is a genius and it's a crime how unused he is. I hope he has a good career after SNL
ridespirals facts
Beck and Kyle sketches are the best. The sitcom parodies they made with Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth are glorious.
He and keenan will never leave
I like your pfp
Melissa is too. Her talent is impressions and they never use her for that...
Is SNL even funny? Yeah, I sure hope it does.
Zyrus Smith underrated comment
can you explain this comment ?
@@Cry.laughing Sure. ua-cam.com/video/6AYv6rV3NXE/v-deo.html
That's the same guy who runs this channel.
Zyrus Smith i never knew that wtf-
you forgot the iconic "uHhHh" before the "yeAH i suRE HOPE IT DOES"
so basically just put bill hader, fred armisen, andy samberg, seth meyers, amy poehler, maya rudolph, john mulaney and tina fey in an episode and it's done
Can we add Tina Fey to that list?
@@s29nv1sr1 sorry ofc 😌
can we add kristen wiig to the list too? 🥺
YEAH excactly what i'm saying
Yes Andy samburg is my favorite comedian
commenting from December 2023. I've been subscribed to you for a very long time, and I remember watching this video the day you released it, living in an Airbnb in the state hundreds of miles away from everyone i knew, because I followed someone I was in love with (shocker , they were awful) going back and watching this video now like four or five years later, I have my own apartment now and I'm thriving and I'm making money, and I just feel so awesome to watch something when I saw it on release and I was doing so much worse than I am now. just super cool, thanks for listening to my TED talk
cool bro congrats
Andy Samberg, at least for me, made the 2000s SNL what it was. The Lonely Island is some of the funniest sketches they've done.
yep yep yep! i wish drew mentioned them, the digital shorts were amazing and lazy sunday was like one of the first viral videos on youtube which is insane
facts
yeah andy's pretty hillarious
Definitly
Laser Cats was my fav.
Dude I feel like you handled the politics subject really well? You did the research, expressed your opinion, but stayed factual. That was refreshing. This is why I am subscribed. I mean you're the *only* channel on UA-cam...But yeah!
Someone else should really upload I mean anyone can
Donut McDobs 😂😂
Way better than how Quinton Reviews handeled it
just thinking about how great this video was and how I wanted to comment about how i wish you’d make more videos like this, and then I got called out for an opinion that isn’t even mine. thanks a lot Drew
Literally same I’m feeling very attacked rn
C’mon Caitlyn
mY nAme'S caItLyn ToOooooOoO!!
Honestly, the reason I like to watch SNL is precisely to see, taking into account all the limitations (time, etc.), what they're gonna do each week. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not, but to me the appeal is the "trying" that's interesting in itself.
You should do a video essay on everything that's wrong with big bang theory
Paris M ikr I’ve been waiting for a 24 hour video
One thing Big Bang Theory has gotten right---it's canceled.
Hippopotamosesquid yes we have get like bots for this comment so drew will do that video
I enjoyed it in its prime but now I find myself watching it but not enjoying my time with it so...I'm not sure what they did wrong but it has changed to be sure
Sheldon became normal
You acknowledged your own bias? This is far too reasonable. I'm unsubbing.
Hey, up yours buddy!
you hate drew gooden? This is far too reasonable im subscribing then unsubbing.
@@xCheeseHead95x unless you're being sarcastic i think this is an r/whoooooosh moment
I live for your comedy analysis... literally, if you stop my family is going to pull my life support
Wait what
Maine-Kartograph family will pull plug if no drew
Beck, Cecily and Kate are my favourites. I appreciate that snl has embraced female comedians instead of making them side characters in the sketch.
kyle mooney & beck bennett have the potential to become an absolutely iconic duo if the show would just *give them more screen time*
bro their old youtube channel is so funny!
AMEN
Yes!!
Deadass
Yes Kyle's channel is the fucking best
me: *have never watched a single show of snl*
me: *watches drew talk about snl for almost 20 minutes*
I'm French and I've only ever seen clips of SNL so I don't know what I'm doing here either.
I haven’t watched it either
update i just watched one of their sketches and almost peed laughing
Me neither
Same. I'm Colombian, I've only watched the great cowbell skit, and yet I watched the whole thing
You talk about John Mulaney as if you and him are different people.
WE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOUR 2
here we go again
@@slightlyoffensivedadjokes sorry danny, you have been replaced.
I would like your comment, but the number of likes is in 666 and I don't want to be the one to change that
@@joaoantonio7794 But then you would be the one to one up Satan himself!
honestly, i feel like everyone's fav snl era is always the ones that occur when you're in your late teens/early 20s. i personally love the current (2015- now ish) snl, I think the cast is phenomenal.
Bill Hader Is the love of my life. Just had to say that
Mia aaa mood
Mine too!
Back off my man 😂
Same though
Omg same! Idk how old you guys are, but it seems like everyone my age (early/late 20s) has a massive crush on bill hader lmao
I love the way you nerdily pick apart comedy shows, please do it more.
How is this nerdy?
Occasionally a nerd being a “nerd” is associated with.. ok I CANT explain why but I know exactly why they’re calling it “nerdily” and I don’t think they mean it as an insult
Fat Man haha nerd
@@sejcai You are exactly right, thanks for defending me lol. I meant nerdy in the best way. I also like to analyse things in the same way.
물건 I like your profile pic. 2D is the best
I feel like SNL is like an "audition show", where people go try to be funny in a stress-driven, very challenging environment to learn about production and writing...and then they move on to better jobs
Mooney’s dorky sense of humor is amazing. Also SNL in the early 80s was famously terrible and Eddy Murphy had a ton of weight on his shoulders to not make it a dumpster fire.
Pete Davidson is so heavily misused on SNL. He’s SO funny but SNL either throws him in the background or gives him a role that he can’t show how funny he is
Yes!! He is always amazing on Weekend Update, I think that's where he feels more comfortable and has his chance to shine
That's because his range is quite less. He can't do stuff which Kate or Kenan do
Probably because he doesn’t fit in the so called agenda..
*Oh Ok*
They did that after he confronted production about how every single sketch was political and boringly anti-trump. He never got many good parts after that.
Tina Fey was one of the best head writers SNL has ever had.
Oh so they hired her for bureaucratic skills, I couldn't figure out her function- she's the least funny person SNL ever inflicted upon us.
@@voluntaryismistheanswer Cool edgy comment. Way to disagree with someone in a condescending manner, in a totally unique way to the average dickhead UA-cam comment.
Here's that attention you were looking for
You aren't smart.
Maya Fey is better
@@stephengrigg5988 lmfao the cognitive dissonance here is immense. Here's the attention you're looking for as well, smartass lol
"Comedy with an agenda isnt trying to make you laugh, it's trying to make you agree, and I just wanna laugh"
- Drew Gooden 2019
Best quote on comedy since the 70s
Hobo they’re going for that sweet,sweet clapter
That's pretty stupid.
David Clinging I’ve been combing the comments for an actual response to that, thank you! I get why people don’t always enjoy comedy with an agenda but, not only is it comedy, it’s been historically important for a very long time.
Lol randomly thought of this video after the Elon monstrosity
I didn't even watch that episode but I heard it was a disaster
@@sOriginalMan-bw8de What happened in it?
I honestly really liked it. They knew what they were doing 100%, like with the Oogi Show and the Gen Z hospital which very much intended to be as cringe as possible. is that good writing? that's up for debate, it doesn't land for me, but I don't think it was bad.
Chad on Mars, the Western sketch, and Elon Wario were absolute classics for me.
and everything else aside, Elon does have Aspbergers, which is pretty apparent if you just watch his speech, mannerisms, etc during his monologue. It's not particularly easy to just get up in front of that many people and perform, and in that sense I think he did a great job.
@Sharko two cast members made one comment on Twitter, neither of which suggested he shouldn’t be hosting. you were sold a narrative that has no basis.
also, it was actually a pretty funny episode
@dulapeep he has asbergers and isn’t a professional actor. it was charming and with his limitations, I thought he did a great job
best era of SNL was definitely Elizabethan period. william shakespeare was a great head writer
Romeo and Juliet is the best SNL sketch ever. The twist at the end is hilarious.
@@MinimiMax
Come on man, what about MacBeth? Those witches have impeccable comedic timing!
Maybe it's bc I'm a girl, but I think the Jane Austen era should be considered too. Think about all the remakes?
@@MinimiMax Hamlet wins because of the skull. God, that skull was great.
john mulaney is always going to be my absolute favorite writer for snl
He’s my absolute favourite person
@Benjamin Hussey toilet death ejector
@Benjamin Hussey Drag waitress
The “I just wanna laugh” followed by a short snicker then cut by the conclusion title card was really funny keep up the good work Danny
Thanks dad :D!
“I mean, Colin’s alright, but he’s not that funny.”
Me, a Colin: 😔
Sorry 😔🤙
@@sadsadtearsofaclown859 I sad 😞
@@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594 it’s ok don’t be sad. I’m sure ur way more funny than the Colin in the video. I’ll buy you food to make you feel better 😌👍
@@sadsadtearsofaclown859 Will you buy me food, and pay my head, and tell me I’m pretty?
@@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594 yes I’ve got u. 1. What food do u want. 2. Here U go *head pats* 3. Ur very pretty 💖
When you whipped out the spreadsheets I knew this was serious
Whether you think snl is funny or not... we can all agree...
Amy Schumer isn’t funny.
Gray - we can all be united in disdain for her.
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
Eh, the material she's stolen from other comedians is funny.
@@Angie-Pants But that's still not her, is it?
Tea
Drew: when John Mullaney comes on it’s good
Me: *we know your secret*
I feel like one of the only actual great actors on SNL at this moment is Kenan Thompson. I watched skits that he was in as a promo for his new show and I loved them. At first I just walked into my dad's room and saw it playing and I was like "are these just the funniest snl sketches compilation" and he said it was a promo compilation. I think that since he's had so much experience for 18 years then also being on All That( Which is a show a old show on Nickelodeon which had sketches). There are also amazing actors like Kate Mckinnon, Beck Bennet, Alex Moffat, and a few more that are good but Kenan Thompson is the best actor on SNL.
16 minutes of Drew talking much more with his hands then normal to show off his wedding ring :D
Gummy Emma yeh cribgrwfvgggggggg
Billy Bob Mr Bob do u smoke billies bitch
Billy Bob epic bruh moment
@@Nicklovesmw2 r/ihadastroke
Billy Bob oh my god I hate pretentious fuckfaces like yourself who get grammar and think theyre kings but ignore basic linguistics and just correct peoples typos, not even bad grammar or spelling on the internet to seem smart and do it with such an air of self importance
I feel like the "it's too political now" thing isn't really accurate, it's just that SNL has been harping on the same couple of points over and over again. There are also lots of skits that arent centered around politics but are inherently political one way or another. I think SNL has just been harping on on the same "trump orange and fat get it" and that just feels lazy and, like you said, mean-spirited.
SNL's brand involves finding the most lukewarm, unlikely to cause a hubbub political takes and putting jokes to them. When you have a situation like the current one where the political opinions that value human life are considered "far left" there's not much you can say politically that won't cause ratings to plummet.
@@samkadel8185 "political opinions that value human life are considered "far left" that is a gross oversimplification and you know it, my suggestion is that you get off Twitter and start looking into the whole spectrum of politics. Bubbles are not healthy. Also you contradict yourself in your comment. If SNL was looking for safe political takes, why are they bashing on Trump? because it is "safe" to do so.
The problem is that people around the globe, not just America, is sick and tired of hearing about Trump and "woke politics". Even here in my country we hear about Trump on a daily basis, most people dont care and thats why people are turning away from stuff like that.
Not because they dont value life, just apathy to media outlets that consistently pumps out this polarizing rhetoric, something you have also contributed to by saying only you and your political affiliations value human life, you will be met with resistance on that sense you will be viewed as a very smug elitist when doing that. Which in turn will only entrench your beliefs even more and your bubble will shrink and all of a sudden, everyone that does not encorporate the same values as you is a nazi or vice versa. Start listening and you will see that people have deeper thoughts then whats on the surface, it will broaden your perspective.
@@snes3351 when stating "no one deserves to be bankrupt due to illness" gets a response just as if not more vitriolic than yours, I get to say that valuing human life is considered far left in the US. besides, I don't even use Twitter. It's safe to say trump bad, but it's not safe to say the real reasons why.
its low-hanging fruit
@@kayleebrown2900 absolutely.
Idk i feel like SNL has ALWAYS been hit or miss. The bad sketches fade into oblivion and all we remember are the hits; the misses from later seasons are just too fresh to forget
EVERY SKETCH SHOWS are hit or miss. SNL, Madtv, In Living Color, Key and Peele, WKUK, they're all hit or miss. Ppl just remember the good ones that are on youtube and just block out the rest.
@@akulahirpada1993 totally right. It's the same way with every form of entertainment really
@@akulahirpada1993 I'm not sure about all of those being as hit or miss - the 5-day-turnaround format is part of the issue. When you get to plan and weed out a lot in advance prior to filming you have better chances to have a higher "hit' rate with material. SNL just doesn't really have the luxury of more of an editorial process.
@@akulahirpada1993 Careful there buddy .. Don't just casually put Key and Peele name there.
That was an absolutely stunning excel sheet, all that column formatting and proper sum formulas. Lovely colours, easy to read. 10/10
John Mulaney was an amazing writer for SNL. That is all.
i would die for seth meyers, andy samberg, and john mulaney so i can't complain about snl
ahhh I love those guys too so im biased lol
and bill hader i love him so much :)
hxney tyler bill hader is a racist
@@morganwoodcock23 damn is he really? can you point me towards any sources?
pete davidson toooo
Drew puts too much work in his videos it’s actually amazing
4:44 "unless you're keenan thompson bcs he'll be on the show forever" IM DYING HAHA
"The best season of SNL was [insert the year I was 14-years-old here]." -everyone
Nick Stadler “actually the best season was [insert year i was 9]. “ - some other guy
The stefon wedding sketch with Bill hader and seth myers before they left will always have a place in my heart
Nice pfp
Of course, Stefon will always be my fav character they made 😂
Violet Hetherington stefon is my favourite character in SNL and i have so many photos of him in my room
The fact that all of the weird things Stefon mentions are in the crowd makes it even better 👌
Idk why but I always cry when I watch it
I like Adam Driver's sketches a lot, mainly the career day one, that was great.
Lord Quaz can I get an wrryyy
Matt the radar technician
randy the intern
the ketchup sketch and honestly all the others, even the del taco one.I just love everything he does so much
If it has Adam Driver it’s one of the best
Pete Davidson is a really great player but they just give him all the wrong roles. These last few weeks, though, they've been giving him actual characters to play and skits that aren't just him basically playing a characiture of himself (druggie kid, rebellious kid or whatever). He's amazing on Weekend Update because it plays to his strengths.
I thought the video was titled “is SNL skinny” and clicked right away
is snl a skinny legend?
@@beebo- more than likely
I know this is random but you’re really pretty.
@@bamallama thank you :)
@beebo Is your name a Panic! reference, or am I mistaken?
John Mulaney is probably one of the funniest people I've ever heard.
same
As it stand he's still my number one favourite dry comic
amen.
The episode that he hosted a few weeks back is the best SNL episode I've seen in a few years.
What's new pussy cat.
this was such a well put-together video. you speak so well and you delivered your topic and points very nicely. please do more videos like this. amazing job.
Agree
literally bless your heart for putting ads at the end, u are a champion of the people
Nobody:
Drew: I MADE SPREADSHEETS, EVERYONE!
UnluckySummer your saying everyone made a spread sheet
I love that though. I always got a little kick out of making PowerPoints. I guess anything can be entertaining during college classes but that's just me 😂 if I had a reason, I'd love to make a PowerPoint. Kinda nostalgic as well.
*Everybody
"Comedy with an agenda isnt trying to make you laugh, it's trying to make you agree, and I just wanna laugh"
- Drew Gooden
I get what he's saying but honestly comedy/satire is one of the best ways to make an argument. Sure it isn't everyone's cup of tea (it's clearly not Drew's), but that doesn't mean that it isn't effective or funny.
@@spacelizbian3237 yes but theres a noticable difference between creating comedy as the vector for your biases and constructing comedy for the sake of humor.
Jordie Jordan that’s not really making an argument though- political jokes that are meant to be humorous and are actually well thought out/clever CAN be funny while also having a message, it’s just that the snl ones are more focused on being surface-level jabs than something deeper and more comedic.
I agree. I think the main reason l they're not as funny is that they're almost always mean spirited now, and almost always supporting only one side of the political spectrum.
@@fusetunes Political jokes are like, "I'm political party. You are opposing political party." *opposing party does something idiotic, while the first one doesn't*
*cues laugh track*
Imagine the sheer, terrifying energy that would happen if Drew Gooden and John Mulaney met
*wonderful and magnificent and terrifying
They touch hands and the fabric of time sets on fire
The ultimate throw-down of self-deprecation.
Honestly Pete Davidson and John Mulaney are the only people on SNL that I watch
Pete is worst ..always breaking character ..unfunny
Drew is literally John Mulaney 3:01
Looks like him
Talks like him
Has his humor
This is why I love Drew
I had that same thought but about Danny. I can see this, too, though.
@Axel Hicks yea, did you not read what I said? I love him because he has the same humor as my fave comedian.
@@lunajayde_xx I find that dew and Danny both deliver there jokes in a very similar fashion to Mulaney. Drew and Danny seem to also have some slight New York accent coming through when they talk. I don't know where they are from, I just started watching some of their vids but I noticed a Mulaney influence/delivery similarity right away.
And he loves his wife! Very John Mulaney
@@MickB-g2x i bet he really likes calling Amanda *MY WIFE*
Every time Adam Driver, John Mulaney and Michael Keaton appear they always knock it out of the park.
True
The rock surprisingly does as well.
John Mulaney is one of the funniest comedians I know
we should add don cheedle to this
@@kristynmarie57 honestly most of his stuff makes me laugh out loud or at least do that nose exhale thing. His stuff is just genius sometimes (I mean you gotta be intelligent to make jokes that actually make people laugh)
so basically: Bill Hader and John Mulaney carry SNL
Ya you ain’t wrong
Well now it’s beck and kyle
literally.
yes😌 (personally i think pete davidson is great too)
wait, the guy who created the fldsmdfr was on SNL